18.50/hr to start is what makes this job amazing and all the benefits (a lot)
Pros
The pay is great and the benefits are endless. They feed you everyday no need to stress about lunch, they give you steel toe boots and everything you need if you work in the cooler/freezer and what they give you is not cheap! You don’t need a degree to be a manager/supervisor just work hard and get promoted as far up as Vice President of the company! Mind you I work in the distribution center not the grocery store.
Cons
As every business that thrives comes with it an unspoken accidental form of politics. You must be apart of the “aldi family” and fit in to stay in. You will work hard as a selector and be challenged everyday. The key is patience. Pick smarter not faster they tell you. You will be fired for not fitting in before they fire you for not working hard enough. Put it this way elders that could be your moms dad work here. Advice on getting a job if you don’t already know someone is keep showing up at the hiring events. Don’t feel bad if you don’t get picked at the one and only event you attend. Continue to show your face at each hiring event and they will see your dedication and don’t wear suit and tie and don’t bring a resume 10 pages long in a briefcase with a gold key that has your initials engraved to unlock it ok? Just go to the grocery store grab an application (usually they are hanging around by the exit) fill it out and go to the hiring event. No need for theatrics; because it will be you and possibly hundreds of other people at the hiring event. This is coming from someone who is on the brink of losing their job and who has been bullied the entire time I even had to switch departments and I still have something nice to say about this company. I wish it could have worked out better for me but I guess I can only blame myself... good luck to anyone who gets a job in the warehouse and for goodness sake keep to yourself and be nice to people and be patient even if they are mean it’s the best chance you got.